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About Morning register. (Eugene, Or.) 1905-1929 | View Entire Issue (May 20, 1928)
unutig Hi j&eg farter LjT0MORU.ES AUTOMOBILES arid ROADS nd ROAUD EUGENE, OREGON, SUNDAY, MAY 20, 192S NUMBER 1M X Speed Tests are Hailed as Benefit to the Entire Automotive Industry -." I :'; In: t '! t: JP5 C.0N-PIC7ZTRE OF CAPTAW CAMPBZZl'S Cnptnln Campbell' rnr ho twolve cylinder In three rown of four. It ha a bore of Inchce and a stroke of 614. Inchea. It tinea over head camahitft and hoa a super charger whilch gives a romprciialun ratio of 10 to 1. (Tho highest compression passenger cara have la a ratio of from 614 to to I.) It la therefor necessary with the W type of analne to uh a heavily doned fuel. The power developed la about l.ooo horsepower, nnd ac cording to theoretical cntculntlona, flarurlnjr wind resistance, etc., It lake 700 horsepower to drive It at ZSO mllea per hour. Krom a car of this tyre we learn of matters that are Interesting to both aviation and nittomoblle do aian. h'rom a atnnilpolnl of avia tion the benefit of a good atream lino are made very clenr. For tnNlance It waa found that by mak ing atreamllne hoiialng for the wheola, that It waa possible to anvo SO hornopower at 280 miles per hour. Uefore thla particular Job waa done, the power necessary to drive the car at 330 mttea per hour had been cut down from 1100 to 700 horsepower, almply by atreant llnlng tho body In auoh a way that the air waa entered and loft behind with na little' projective float aur fnce aa poaalhle. It la very well known that the leaving llnea of ft atreamllne body are. If anything, 'more Important than the entrance O 1928 av Int'L Fcatum SOvica, Ihc Cnl Bflula ritku ' tOO.JIIIr.aii-MiKir Mo. L li Bound lo Eie AH car ITIVK KNOINKKU.) , lulomoblllala are Ljar h' l00a " u" t .nlomobll design to L.kinH that Kill do bet- it mil Pr hour. Wh'n Lmpbell laat February, tlii aaml or nsyiona at a speed ot I, per hour, he alartod ilicuialon Doin in ami Lolln elrclea. The pub. u niemnera oi uie in aonderlnit what alunl- ft be attached to theaa f dtvelopmenta. tuln thai w will never in the flahlet roadator kit even appronchea Ihnl lioeed monatera. The Hhi car driven by Camp farerully zuarded aecret, rtanecti. The llrltlah under whoae auaplcea 111 built, ha not aa yet fti details for publication, ii waa built by Nnpler lo he of tho W type. Irpe of enitlne la not new baa been used for avla- for lame plnnea. In thla Initine the cylinder are In three rowa Inalcad of fcta aa In the V type. lines. ' Conflequently every procau- boon refined to a degree where tt blon has beon tnkon lu thtn renpect. Krom the niundpolnt ot tho auto mobile enRlner thvre In much to bo learned. While tho vqIvo titn- Injf. vnlvo nctlon nnd coruprenHlon nnd many nlhor fealureji of such a motor are absolutely Imporrthle from an ntitomobtle standpoint ns far aa ordinary practice 1b con cerned, still tho fundfimentulK are oxnetly tho name. auccea with a raring car of thin type opens up linen of research which are bound to lead to the improvement of all ram. Tuko compreiralon, for instance If It wcro poulble to uho the com preMftlon ratio of 10 to In all our cam. Instead of Retting 16 m4lea to the irallon of ROJinllno wo woutd be RetllnR hotter ihnn SO, becaune o fthe Increased efficiency of the engine. The day will surely come when the Hupor-charRer will have In potwible to have It on the reKdlax poMtcnfrer car. This will mean ft Ipiln In economy and efficiency. Another leason that will bo learned from a enr of this type which will Interest tl automobile men in the developing of the, oiling nvfltem. Any system that will stand up with an engine developing this power and running at this speed contains lenHonn for the designer of a pnonRer car. Present speeds are higher than those of a few years ago. Tho Improved roods are permitting long runs at high speed nnd consequently the oiling systems are constnntly In need of Improvement. What better place can there.be to go for Ideas and Information than to those who have designed systems that' have stood up under the stress of ZOO miles an hour and better. As for affording an opportunity for studying materials there is no better test that could possibly be conceived. Think of tho connect ing rods, valve stems, crankshafts. propeller Bhafts and'other units of this monster whose speed over the ground rivals that of the fastest nirplane. ES FROM THE GASOLINE TANK Podce Deliveries Matlcn-Bic Week (or Hudson and lex Fire Chief Niishrtum Buys Durant Roadster pother, alx cylinder car ! are proving very popu- pmi lo recent rc-itlmra-kri have been delivered Eugene Knml & (Irnvol two 2-tnn rin,l,,i, alv. Pimp trucka; II. J. Ixon- P", 14 ton (lruhnmv Ik Lumher ram nit nv nl fu-hilf ton Clniham; K. ot Crow, Victory alx ao J. A. KlnnnKtin, Victory olwel Qreen of Iutrenn. ill aednn: Mvrn r'ntni nr fsndard alx deluxe aedans Ir of Euaene. Vlntn, .1 flui; Everett Itrown of (raw. atandnrd alx aednn: Boyd of cnii,,.,,. n,., . h lx feilan. . . bad one of ih i,i.f tho COmnnnv'a hlilnm, ftor company found them frtof car, thla week. Mr. r trip to Portland tho Inlj! Weelr A . ....... . . uiiinur wun f Preaenmtlvoa aa to the ' oi navlnit two carload wrted to KuKene. ... N Wm, Nualmum pur- In r 1J"fnnt roadator i. "ly ' KtnK with the Wcatorn mpany, t0k the flrat lonB ,i0V0ry ot clorn hum nurnnt ainr Oellvored lo w i Auto company. ' M ah, t0 0 homo L?kM.' v ud na neiivorcd aftor BailAn ri . hi . ""vroiot none tor .-I vl"l,,d Oan W week. It k , ' found - - mar. . . from ( i OM"mohn,, tbl, J5, C"""n" Mor ''llllam. h Mr.. Ottmnn grocery, purchaacd a four door edan; Dr. Jamoa MacKay took delivery of a two-door aednn and T. IC. llartmun of Onkrldge, drove out a now four-door aednn. Thren cnrlonda of now Oldnmo bllca are expected to nrrlvo within the next two week. It the whole world doean't know the benutlca ot the McKcnale paaa It Inn't roIiir to bo tho fault of Cliff Hnrrold, of Hulck Motor com pany. Cliff ha Jut dlacovered that Ihero really aro people In Lano county who have never driven over the pnaa, and a member of the tourlat committee he hna decided to mnko a Hponlnl effort to oe thnt both , local realdcnta and tourlat ronllno the many protty drive out of lUtfonc. As soon as tha pnna 1 opon the Dulck Motor company will mnko moving plcturos of the McKonzle pnaa, which will lie ahown nil ovor the Unltod States, ,. BuReno Snnd & Oravol company evidently bolleve Oraham Bro.' trucks are best suited for their work, having; purchased their sec ond two-ton six cylinder Clrahnm this woolt. Three International trucks have boon dollvorcd recently by It. O. Masters, new International truck (iealor for this territory. Tho own ers nro n. B. Mnyborry, t Ion Intornntlonnli L, II. Mlllor, a one ton alx-apecd spoclnl; and A. D. Uhow, a one ton International. ' Saturday was a busy dny at Gan non Motor eomnpny Inst wock. Klvo now and six usod enrs woro dollvorod. C 1m. Dunn, local Nnsh nnd O. M. C. truck dealer, mnde a trip to Portland Saturday to hrlnit down a Hlx-Rllnilor O. M, C. logging trunk nnd trailer. W. H. Horn, salesman at Clannotl Motor company, was called back to Pleasant Unity, Penn., this week nn account of tho suddon donlh of his father. Official fsht Adjusting Station put off ving your Light! Adjtwfed Witham Battery & Electric Co. With Dunbar Super Service 10th and O.k St.. WASTE IN COMPRESSION WATCH IMI'OltTANT lF7rAIIi IX CAH DRIVING An Important detail to watch to keep tho enajlno running efficiently Is the compression. , An engine with faulty compres sion may nppenr to run fairly well when driving the car at n reason able speed or when It Is working hard. Lost compression shows up ivbcn tho, engine Is Idling or when the oar is being driven at n com paratively low speed. Under eith er of theaa conditions the engine will run with an Irrcgulnrlty that makes the car Jerk or Jump In stead of running steadily as It should. Thla Indicates that there is considerable loss ofiower. "I'cttcrs" Encouraged A Richmond, Va., rule prohibit ing parking on unllghtod drives need hot bother "petters." say police, "so long as they are orderly. RELIABLE USED CARS 13! How old is, ( that used car o USED CAR LIST HERE It's pretty hard to tell the age of a used car at a glance! The difference in appearance between one year's model and the next may be very slight. Yet a year makes a lot of difference in a used car's price. People sometimes think they are getting a 1926 car and pay a 1926 price for what is really a 1925 model. They may never know the difference until they're ready to dispose of it. That's one reason why it pays to go to the Buick dealer when you buy a used car you know you can rely on what he tells you. 1021 Hiilrk ToiirliiK HI2U Ford Tnnilnit n dandy. Iliafl .ImvcM Conch lxH 4-ilimr Bnlok Sedan 1B27 Onktnml Conch ' Several SAO to 100 F. W. Pettyjohn Co. Seventh and Olive Street "We Like Eugene" FOREIGN AUTOS COME TO U. S. WITHOUT Ruling By Commissioner Is Approved by Mellon IMPORTANT STEP TAKEN Campaign to I'roinoto International Good Will Find Favor with Treasury IK'iiartmcnt WAHHINGTON, D, C An im portant step In tho campaign to promote International (rood will was taken by the treasury depart ment when Hecretary Mellon ap proved a ruling ny me commis sioner of customs to allow automo biles from all parts of the world to bo 1rought Into the United States without duty for a period ot 90 day. The foreign division of the American Automobile association, which applied to the treasury de partment asking for such a rulinK, declared recently that It is a far- reachlnk move to capitalize the friendliness of all nations, stimu lated during the past few years more than at any other period In the history of international travel. E. W. Camp, commissioner of customs, announced today that article 442 of the custom regula tions of 1923, as amended to all the entry of automobiles from Canada and Mexico without duty. Is ex tended to Include all foreign coun tries. - Required to Furnish Bond Prior to this decision, foreign motorists were required to meet the enstoms regulations by furn ishing bond with an approved company, costing from $20 to S100, depending on the duty Involved, and were delayed for several days sometimes longer, until the require ments of the bureau of customs were met Now they can have all nrarngements completed within an hour after landing at port of entry. The foreign division of the A. A. A., a the representative of all of the principal touring club or Eu rope, view the decision a an im portant step on the part of tne American government to meet the courtesy that Is being shown Americans abroad. It was pointed nut thnt France only recently au thorized the touring club of France to furnish the A. A. A. with trlp tyuues which permits the tempor ary importation of American cars Into that country for touring pur poses without the payment of duty. Visitor Free to Travel 'International events of signifi cant Interest," says the national motoring body, "have Inspired In the motorists of all countries a de sire to travel leisurely through for eign lands and every natfon has Joined In an effort to simplify cus toms regulations and allow the mo torist to travel without the worry and care of unfamiliar restric tions." Prompt action on the part of the bureau of customs and the treasury department on the request made In behalf of the 1047 affiliated A. A. A. motor clubs Is only an Indication of the desire on the part of the American government to give to bona fide foreign tourists the same freedom In this country that Americans now enjoy abroad. "It Is one of the most important moves that has been made In this country to assure motorists of all lands that they will find a welcome in the United States," the foreign division declared. Hear No Evil Daughter: Mother, do you want me to put the parrot on tre back norch? Mother: Positively no! Tour father Is repairing the ear in the back yard. Motor Land. There are no rumble seati on the snappy roadatera and coupe in Japan, according to advice from export branches in that country. Instead, the Illustrious and rever ent Japanese, true to his custom ot ancestor worship, has placed a seat on top of the radiator and called it the "mother-in-law" seat. The man who broke a record driving a sedan from coast to coast was only bunting for a parking place. OVERLOADING CAR 01 PRACTIGE TO ELIMINATE Numerous Accidents Often Are Traced to Habit DRIVER IS HANDICAPPED Intelligent Driver Will not Invltav Guests to Accompany Him If Safety Considered Street and highway safety la suf fering from one practice that th Individual car wner might well eliminate that of over-loading the) car according to Geo. O. Branden burg, secretary ot the Oregon Stat Motor association. With ipring weather glvlut rebirth to the dealro ti. use the motor cai to the fullest extent, numerous accident will be traced to tbls practice unless the individual motorist sees it dan , gers and Intelligently avoid them, them, Mr. Brandenburg warn. "When cars ran 12 mile an hour .when they were 'wide open' It lid not make so much difference that they were overloaded," he say. "In those days, construction took car ot the problem where apeed did. not. To overload i car meant that the engine simply balked, an axle or spring broke, or something else taught the owner that caution waav the better part of hospitality, Modern Engine Powerful ' "Today's car Is much different. It engine ha powei enough and Its chaaals strength enough to per mit over-loading without meche.nl- " cal danger. But there 1 the much greater danger of interference with the freedom of the driver to handle, the car with safety. This club, and others of thet 1,045 that comprise the nation - wide chain of the American Automobile association, have analyzed many ' accident) which show the extent of this dan ger; i, .-. "The car manufacturer has mad (Continued on Page 4 Column 1) Jhr Eeontmteat Yrantportotton a car to be proud of j mierever you go Wherever the Bigger and Better Chevro let is driven, it is singled out for atten tion and comment for never before has a low-priced car embodied such superb styling, such exterior richness and such distinguished beauty. Its low-swung bodies are built by Fisher, with all the mastery in design and crafts manship for which the Fisher name is everywhere renowned. Beautifully beaded and paneled . . . stream-lined on a wheelbase of 107 inches . . . and finished In gorgeous colors of genuine, long .-.auug uiuu limy rival toe cost liest custom creations . . , not only In brilliance of execution, but,, in richness and completeness of ap pointments as well. 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